PCZ Masters Series 250901 - Section A
5 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in LUSAKA- 28 Lubu Rd, Longacres, Zambia. Top 10 Elo average was 1654, and top seed was Chisulo Allan (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1806).
Priyanshu Dinodia (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1678) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Chisulo Allan (3.0) and Sianyinda Lubomba (3.0). Dinodia won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Priyanshu Dinodia (1678) beat Chisulo Allan (1806), a +128-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 5 · 6 roundsPriyanshu Dinodia led from R4 onwards, the title was decided early.
Priyanshu Dinodia never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Priyanshu Dinodia opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Sianyinda Lubomba); the title is out of reach before R6.
Priyanshu Dinodia won 5 in a row (R2–R6).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇿🇲Priyanshu Dinodia | 1678 | * | 10 | — | 11 | 11 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 8.0 | +79.2 | 1950 |
| 3 | 🇿🇲Chisulo Allan | 1806 | 10 | * | 11 | — | — | 3.0 | 11.00 | 16.0 | +1.2 | 1813 |
| 2 | 🇿🇲Sianyinda Lubomba | 1562 | — | 00 | * | 10 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 8.0 | +35.2 | 1677 |
| 4 | 🇿🇲Sauti Nilla | 1662 | 00 | — | 10 | * | — | 1.0 | 3.00 | 16.0 | -24.8 | 1427 |
| 5 | 🇿🇲Chitula Agatha | 1563 | 00 | — | 00 | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 16.0 | -33.6 | 820 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Priyanshu DinodiaZAM+79.25.0 pts · #1
- 2Sianyinda LubombaZAM+35.23.0 pts · #2
- 3Chisulo AllanZAM+1.23.0 pts · #3
- 1Chitula AgathaZAM-33.60.0 pts · #5
- 2Sauti NillaZAM-24.81.0 pts · #4
- 3Chisulo AllanZAM1.23.0 pts · #3
- R4+128 Elo gap